MyLab at Cranfield University
“The objective of a university is to help students to improve their knowledge and their skills. And MyLab does help students to obtain this objective. So, universities should use or advise their students to use MyLab.”
- Student, Cranfield University
Cranfield University has been using three MyLab products - Operations Management, Math and Accounting.
MyLab is a digital learning resource designed to work alongside specific textbooks as an online homework, tutorial and assessment programme.
MyLab provides a variety of different question types which can be studied independently or assigned by the lecturer. Assigned work is created and set with a deadline either as homework (for practice) or a test (for assessment).
The key findings associated with the use of a MyLab were that they:
- Allowed students to easily manage self-paced learning
- Supported student progression
- Motivated and encouraged student engagement at home and on campus
- Delivered immediate feedback, helping students monitor their own performance and guide further study or revision
- Provided the teaching team with access to off-the-shelf online learning tools, that could supplement and enrich what they were able to do with students
“Having a resource that people can use at their own pace, in their own time, allows them to engage with the learning and engage with the material.”
– Dr Denyse Julien, Course Director, Cranfield University